The guide mentions aquatic or marsh habitats and common cultivation; cultivation alone does not establish native distribution.
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The guide mentions aquatic or marsh habitats and common cultivation; cultivation alone does not establish native distribution.
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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T152308895 · last approved 8 November 2026
POWO places Germany and Great Britain among the areas of introduction; these remain separate from the native distribution and from cultivation of unspecified origin.
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The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences describes 茭白 as the edible swollen stem of Zizania latifolia following infection by the fungus Ustilago esculenta; this is not generalized to the uninfected plant or to the fungus alone, and it does not establish any medical efficacy.
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